Market pundits are forecasting a recession and South Africa, with its almost junk status and socio-political problems, is not expected to fare well. Yet it’s not all doom and gloom; some entrepreneurial types are making the best of it, creating products in SA for export to the rest of the world. One such success story is Veldskoen, a startup that attracted Mark Cuban and Ashton Kutcher as investors. I speak to Veldskoen co-founder, Nic Latouf, about ecommerce and going global.

Full transcript available on MarkLives.

Music by Boxcat Games.